Re: git add --intent-to-add silently creates empty commits

[Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx>]

Aviv Eyal <avivey@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Using `git add -N` allows creating of empty commits:
>
> git init test && cd test
> echo text > file
> git add --intent-to-add file
> git commit -m 'Empty commit'
> echo $?                                    # prints 0
> ...
> I'd expect `git commit` to error out instead of producing an empty commit.
>
> I've seen this with git 2.8.1 and 2.10.0.129.g35f6318

I think I've seen this reported some time ago.

https://public-inbox.org/git/%3CCACsJy8A8-RgpYxYsJBaLrMia7D3DfQPr4cxASNsaLyCnmgm3ZQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx%3E/

I do not offhand recall what happend to the topic after that.